This suit stops near identical clone games. If I write a game with a little yellow pie chart guy that eats dots and gets chased by ghosts and call it "Puc Man" it's a clear rip-off of Pac Man.
If I use side scrolling in a game, I'm not necessarily copying Pitfall.
Why should it be any different when it comes to CDs/movies/software than it is with books/mags?
I agree with your point, but you must admit that it is much easier to make a copy of a CD or software than it is to copy a book.
Of course, you'd have to get the right kind of laptop then.
This suit stops near identical clone games. If I write a game with a little yellow pie chart guy that eats dots and gets chased by ghosts and call it "Puc Man" it's a clear rip-off of Pac Man.
If I use side scrolling in a game, I'm not necessarily copying Pitfall.
It's protecting Hasbro's IP.
I'm sure I'll get flamed for this, but so be it.